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@michik, Sorry to hear you are also having GCA type symptoms with your PMR. I would...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1197037/
having GCA type symptoms with your PMR ... you guidance on how much to up your prednisone ... dosage or possible alternative treatments
@gingergirl24, Sorry to hear you are struggling with the tapering schedule. I'm not a doctor and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175991/
my experience with 2 occurrences of PMR ... It sounds like the prednisone controlled ... There are alternative treatments that ... work with prednisone and might be helpful ... up in the morning along with your prednisone
"Anyone taking it for PMR is using it long term with the risks that come with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169748/
"Anyone taking it for PMR is using ... It is why I try to advocate for alternatives ... to prednisone. ... ;only option" for PMR wasn't ... She didn't have PMR but everything
I had extreme bouts of pain when weaning off of Prednisone starting at 10 to 7.5...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145322/
bouts of pain when weaning off of Prednisone ... they switch my regimen from 3 to 2 alternating ... and as of next week I hope to be off Prednisone ... process, it could be because of the Prednisone ... and not the PMR.
Alternate day dosing is often tried so 2.5 mg every other day might be worth a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160554/
Alternate day dosing is often tried ... Kevzara, I think there is a good chance alternate ... expecially true for people who have taken prednisone ... How long have you taken prednisone? ... have no other medical conditions --- prednisone
I felt better after about 3 months after steroids. You should probably be feeling better. Many...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153902/
Many have found that PMR sort of uncovered ... I am firm believer that prednisone is ... a nasty alternative to the pain. ... you and having those feelings that PMR
Years back when suffering puke causing chronic lower back pain from 3 prior failed surgeries; I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1147607/
Since my recent gift of PMR diagnosis ... your pain and discomfort from the PMR ... /Prednisone, but would ask you to really ... , CBD may be a safer alternative. ... to slow down as well, meaning prednisone
Hello Glinda47, Thank you for your kind words and I am so very sorry to hear...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137058/
you are dealing with pain that has altered ... listened, blood work was done and the PMR ... The prednisone by the 2nd day had taken ... but this was nothing compared to pre prednisone ... housework etc.
"The side effects of prednisone
I am responding regarding alternate treatments besides Prednisone. Fortunately, I have a doctor who leans on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129350/
I am responding regarding alternate ... treatments besides Prednisone. ... almost 3 years ago after contracting PMR
You can probably find a rheumatologist that would be happy to prescribe low dose Prednisone to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128050/
The real dilemma is finding an alternative ... to Prednisone to treat PMR. ... alternatives to prednisone rather than ... When Prednisone was initiated for PMR ... didn't improve until after an alternative
I’m coming to you as someone who has both PMR and Fibro for 15 years! That...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1122408/
coming to you as someone who has both PMR ... I have been on prednisone for the PMR ... I’ve been reducing my prednisone and ... I’m not sure why you can’t take prednisone ... possibly get approved for Kevzara as an alternative
Rheumatologist thought I had GCA but am grateful I was "least likely to have it". I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113041/
I was originally at 60 mg of Prednisone ... 2023 when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... to 3mg and then 2 every other day alternating
Congratulations! That is wonderful! You must be very happy with all the progress that you made....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109625/
double vision when I was diagnosed with PMR ... automatically started me on 60 mg of Prednisone ... I am now down to 3 and 2 mgs of Prednisone ... every other day alternating. ... have any symptoms of either GCA or PMR
@ldg001 Thanks for sharing what you’re taking. My husband is the one with osteoporosis from taking...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1103999/
one with osteoporosis from taking prednisone ... for any hope of treating his with alternatives ... He first developed PMR in May 2023 and ... He’s been on high doses of prednisone ... Thanks to the prednisone he didn’t develop
I don't know how to control "all other factors being equal." I don't think it exists...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094154/
sure if it is something inherent to PMR ... I just wish for more alternatives to ... of PMR. ... after PMR was diagnosed. ... quickly after PMR is diagnosed are
@pargeo47 I can only speak from our experience - my husband is the one with PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087808/
experience - my husband is the one with PMR ... arteritis - something about 25% of PMR ... I'm into holistic and alternative ... medicine so my immediate thought with PMR ... if a person has a more mild case of PMR
Thanks for both comments above. I will look at the Mayo link you supplied with comments...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084147/
taper, my rheumatologist prescribed prednisone ... people say, after only two days on prednisone ... And currently, she has me alternating ... probably comes down to is that with PMR
Our government doesn't get overly involved in medical decisions except for granting FDA approval of the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067333/
hasn't ever been FDA approved for PMR ... of patients who have GCA also have PMR ... , and being unable to taper off Prednisone ... with the"failure" of multiple alternative ... Kevzara is now FDA approved for PMR.
You mention that when your Rheumatologist made application for the biologic it was advised "that all...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1062788/
it was advised "that all other alternatives ... application to show that the other alternative ... Rheumatologist that you still needed Prednisone ... specific criteria have to be met for a PMR
There is an abundance of 'trial and error' when treating any medical condition. No two people...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1062217/
#39;t know for sure if I'm "PMR ... relatively pain free" and "PMR ... According to my rheumatologist, PMR ... condition if you need to wait for PMR ... was was worded --- "all other alternatives
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